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US Fish and Wildlife Service extends protections to ‘iconic’ insects, who experts say may not survive climate crisis

The US Fish and Wildlife Service announced a decision on Tuesday to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies after years of warnings from environmentalists that populations are shrinking and the beloved pollinator may not survive the climate crisis.

Officials plans to add the butterfly to the threatened species list by the end of next year following an extensive public comment period.

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Retirements in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) lifted slightly month-on-month in November, with signs that corporates are looking to retire more credits at the end of the year as they aim to meet decarbonisation targets, putting this year on track to match the 2023 annual total.

Tourism emissions have been increasing at twice the rate of the global economy. That will double over the next 20 years, far outpacing technological solutions. New tourism policies will be needed. James Higham, Professor of Tourism, Griffith University Ya-Yen Sun, Associate Professor, School of Business, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A cross-party group of 30 EU Parliament lawmakers has called on the European Commission to prioritise Industrial Carbon Management (ICM) technologies in the coming five-year mandate.

New Zealand on Wednesday released its final emissions reduction plan for 2026-30, sticking to the same target budget as in the July draft despite coming under criticism for it.

Two associations of rubber tappers in Rondonia, Brazil have issued a public call for proposals for REDD+ carbon projects within the largest sustainable use protected area in the state.

Turkiye has launched a €2.8-mln tender seeking a contractor to help it transpose the EU ETS Directive into national law and analyse the impact of the bloc's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on the country.

A US-listed carbon ETF has reduced almost 60% of its California Carbon Allowance (CCA) holdings on Monday, its website records showed Tuesday.

Sustainability initiatives among technology firms have evolved from regulatory obligations into strategic priorities, as CEOs look to align green innovation with profitability and market competitiveness, according to a new analysis.

A white paper, published Tuesday by a voluntary carbon market investor and a nature-tech company, has argued that carbon crediting in REDD+ projects has been systematically robust across the sector’s history, despite criticism that its methodologies continue to over-credit activities.

The UK government has awarded £4 billion worth of contracts for the construction of its first carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) cluster, paving the way to break ground next year, it announced on Tuesday.

The UK government should publish an action plan setting out priorities for tackling methane emissions, taking into account the cost of action in different sectors, its short- and long-term benefits, and the cost of inaction, members of the House of Lords recommended on Tuesday.

A new project for industrial biochar carbon removal has been launched in Namibia via a partnership between a German non-profit and the local subsidiary of a biochar developer.

Beyond technological innovation and existing carbon pricing mechanisms, decarbonising aviation in the EU needs stronger policy measures that make the polluter pay, subsidies for clean energies, and promote alternatives to flying, new research has found.

A director at India’s largest carbon offset developer has tendered his resignation amid what he called “unavoidable circumstances” in a company filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Ten financial institutions have invested more than $1.7 billion between 2021 and 2023 in two meatpacking companies allegedly associated with deforestation in Paraguay's Gran Chaco, according to an NGO investigation.

The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has raised concerns over the alarming increase in land aridification registered in the past few decades, as pressure has mounted on negotiators in Ryhad to seek solutions to the ongoing crisis.

Neoen, Edify, Lightsource bp, newcomer Elgin Energy and Andrew Forrest share most of the spoils of the largest wind and solar tender ever held in Australia.

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A startup with an electrochemical method of removing CO2 from water claims it can simultaneously reduce the energy requirement and cost of desalination, with potential for significant mitigation were it to scale up.

Alastair Matcott worked on a project that provided free energy audits and free renewable energy upgrades for private renters and investors. But it failed because they were stonewalled by real estate companies and industry bodies.

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